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Ingram Micro NZ resellers to shred the slopes in Canada in new HP promo

Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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Ingram Micro resellers will be whistling down the slopes in Canada as part of the distributor's latest HP promotion.
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Kiwi Startup Spotlight: 9 Spokes leveraging IBM Watson to give SMBs in-depth business overviews

Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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9 Spokes co-founder Adrian Grant talks about the global solution provider's exciting plans for AI integration.
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Google Home lets you control your entire house from the comfort of your bed

Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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Google Home revolutionises home automation in ANZ, offering voice control over your abode without leaving bed.
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Kiwi Startup Spotlight: AR gaming app Magical Park eyeing expansion to US and Canada

Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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By September, Magical Park will be active in 28 parks and 44 primary schools in New Zealand, 12 parks in Australia, and two parks in the UK.
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SYNNEX takes home Worldwide Microsoft Surface Partner of the Year

Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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​SYNNEX Corporation has come up trumps at the recent Microsoft Inspire event in Washington D.C – formerly known as the Worldwide Partner Conference.
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ECM market to exceed US$67 billion by 2022 – with APAC the hotspot

Sat, 22nd Jul 2017
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​A new market research report has been released, revealing a very positive forecast for the enterprise content management (ECM) market moving forward.
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Microsoft partners with IBM for Surface support; launches Surface Alliance

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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Microsoft is ramping up its push for partner Surface sales, launching a new service and support offering, via IBM, and a Surface Reseller Alliance.
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Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis in $55 million deal

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis' services division for $55m, in deal that will create Mastech InfoTrellis.
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Social enterprise offers South Auckland mums flexible employment

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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moth
The company offers mums part-time work that can be completed in their own homes producing its organic beeswax wraps.
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Korea pledges commitment to APEC data privacy rules

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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commerce systems
Korea is now part of the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system, which aims to protect consumer data used in online transactions.
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Encryption with backdoors? Internet advocates call out Five Eyes leaders for 'shortsighted' tactics

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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Even if measures to restrict strong encryption access are put in place, adversaries will switch to new tools crafted without the Five Eyes network.
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Rebounding storage market pulls cloud IT infrastructure market up

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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analyst report
A strong rebound in storage sales for the cloud IT market has driven growth in overall cloud IT infrastructure in Q1, as traditional sales decline.
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Christchurch couple launch Kickstarter to make South Island's first cat café a reality

Thu, 29th Jun 2017
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Husband and wife team Alyssa O'Connor and Nate Ball have raised $13,000 towards the $25,000 they need to get the cafe off the ground.
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Rocketlab's Peter Beck inducted into World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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Rocketlab launched their first rocket into space last month and it's viewed around the world as a very serious player in the rocket business.
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iPad Pro and iOS 11 – the dream team

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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Apple's latest iPad Pro wows with ProMotion tech and A10X chip, set to transform potential alongside iOS 11 this spring.
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4% of CEOs & board chairs are women - Diversity, still a problem for corporate boards

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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Still a glass ceiling: Only 4% of global CEOs and board chairs are women, Deloitte's report reveals a stark gender gap.
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NZ Herald relaunches website with a mobile-optimised experience

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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Some of the main changes with the new look include a left-side navigation bar and an indication of how long articles will take to read.
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Lazarus Group almost certainly connected to North Korea, Group-IB alleges

Wed, 31st May 2017
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foreign hackers
Threat intelligence agency Group-IB has published research indicating that the notorious Lazarus Group is well and truly connected to North Korea.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring internet to far corners of the Earth

Tue, 16th May 2017
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Half the world doesn't have the luxury of being able to connect to the internet at their leisure, even though internet access is basic human right.
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Sales and Marketing Jam set to inspire Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland

Wed, 19th Apr 2017
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wireless networks
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cloud services
The Sales and Marketing Jam is an event hosted by the Kiwi Landing Pad to allow professionals based in the US to share their experience firsthand.